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HAGGLE

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An instance of intense argument (as in bargaining)

Synonyms:

haggle; haggling; wrangle; wrangling

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("haggle" is a kind of...):

bargaining (the negotiation of the terms of a transaction or agreement)

Derivation:

haggle (wrangle (over a price, terms of an agreement, etc.))

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Wrangle (over a price, terms of an agreement, etc.)

Example:

Let's not haggle over a few dollars

Synonyms:

chaffer; haggle; higgle; huckster

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Hypernyms (to "haggle" is one way to...):

bargain; dicker (negotiate the terms of an exchange)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "haggle"):

bargain down; beat down (persuade the seller to accept a lower price)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP

Sentence examples:

Sam and Sue haggle

Sam wants to haggle with Sue

Derivation:

haggle (an instance of intense argument (as in bargaining))

haggler (an intense bargainer)

haggling (an instance of intense argument (as in bargaining))

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